New Ulm weekly review., 1887-08-17

Shoemaker Is editor, Lloyd Porter and
Thomas Clark are the compositors and
Cole Younger is the printers devil. The
net profits of the paper will be applied
to the purchase of books and periodi-
Gals for the prison library. The sub
scription price Of the paper.is one dol
lar per annum-
Spokane Falls, Aug. Z, 1887.
Editor Review.
Before leaving New Ulm I promised
to write you occasionally from this
country, and give you my impressions.
whether good, bad or Indifferent
Leaving for St. Paul Sunday.;eve July
"a, I had Pullman all to myself,
which was as we'll rs q Vanderbilt could
have done, the Porter remarked on re-
ceiving my quarter that 'he would
have been skunked'' had it not been
for me. Our train was an hour and one
half late, on account of heavy trainsand
light engine. After partaking of an
excellent breakfast Iskirmished around
for cheap rates. Alas, no rates pro-
durable, consequently, with some forty
others, we took '.sky Parlor'' ticket,
costing thirty:::three dollars including
the soft side OF hard boad to sit on
and the hard side of a soft board to
sleep on, however bought two mat
tresses ISL each) and never rode with
more comfort in my life, besides saving
the small sum Of forty-fiye dollars, the
extra cost of first class fare and Sleeper.
assure you we had q royal good time.
Among our crowd was a member of
Congress from Penn. Jos. Sheakley,
Ex-member Congress from Warren Co.,
Penn, now an appointee of Cleveland's
as Commissioner at Wrangle, Alaska,
an ex-Judge, land spectators, Tour
lsts and last, but not least, some 18 la
dies, many Of them with small child
ren, said children proceeded to make
things lively at times. l have no doubt
that one might have been excused for
wishing them (the children) in that
good country, from whence .'no bad
Indian ever returns
Two married ladies from Tacomah,
were the life of the party; just as jolly
as jolly could be. This reminds me OF
an episode that occurred on the way
over. AS usual, big brakeman un-
dertook to play the musher and made a
''dead set'' for these same ladies, who
in the end taught him lesson that he
will long remember and the passengers
slow to forget. This young man came
forward with all the assurance imagin.
able and after few moments conver.
sation, appropriated a seat with them
and proceeded to ''mash," being in fol
fun, the game proceeded hot and heav
y, the masher no doubt signing ''Ol
that the other dear charmer wer,
away" Undying love was promised
on his part and very many other thing
to numerous to mention. Helena wa
the end of the mashers run, but mos
unfortunately for him, his wife and ba
by were there to greet the good hus
band and kind father, while the two la
dies standing on the car platform clos
by made our Jim serenely happy b
throwing kisses at him reminding lii
Of his many promises to write IRE:
good long letters and to be sure
make them that visit etc, etc.
Tableaux-Jimmy making a brea
for the coal house, wife on the war-patl
There can be no doubt there's troub
on poor Jim's mind.
From Minnesota here did not SC
one place that had a thrifty look, an
many Of the places were desolate indee
vacant stores and unoccupied dwelling
was the rule-how could it be othe
wise, for stock raising being the leae
ing industry in the mountainous. .countr
and the loss last winter was from rs
80 per cent. Helena the Capital {
Mont. claims to be the Wealthiest cit
of its size in the world, due to its ric
mines and immense steck ranches. w
could see but little of it from the trai
as it lies in agulch two miles away i
a mountain. At early daylight, Thur
day, July 2Sth, we picked up Fathe
Berghold and DR.. Schulin who ha
been doing the mountains and Il
dian Missions in great shape D
S, was on his way to his new hom
Portland, Oregon.
Train here in five minutes will wri
again next Tuesday.
C.. Il.